See also
All about Cyprus - Όλα για την Κύπρο
Λίστα με τα 19 είδη νυχτερίδων της Κύπρου - List of 19 bats species of Cyprus
Λίστα των θηλαστικών της Κύπρου - List of mammals of Cyprus
Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) (Geoffroy, 1810) Νυχτοπάππαρος - Φρουτονυχτερίδα - Cyprus
Below in English
Τον albino σπάνιο Νυχτοπάππαρο τον βρήκα το 2006 στο χωριό Κλήρου σε ένα περιβόλι πιασμένο σε παράνομα δίχτυα παγιδεύσεις πουλιών. Ευτυχώς ήταν ζωντανός αλλά τραυματισμένος. Τον έβγαλα με πολλή κόπο από τα δίχτυα και τον μετάφερα σπίτι μου όπου τον περίθαλψα για μια βδομάδα και μετά τον αφίσα ελεύθερο. Θυμάμαι μου είχε κάνει μεγάλη εντύπωση το πόσο φιλικό ζώο ήταν αφού από την πρώτη μέρα έτρωγε τα φρούτα από το χέρι μου σαν να γνωριζόμαστε χρόνια.
I found this rare albino Egyptian fruit bat in 2006, in an orchard in the village of Klirou, trapped in illegal bird-catching nets. Fortunately, it was alive, although injured. With considerable difficulty, I freed it from the nets and took it home, where I cared for it for a week before releasing it back into the wild.
I remember being greatly impressed by how friendly it was. From the very first day, it ate fruit from my hand as though we had known each other for years.
I sent a photograph of the bat to Czech researchers who had been studying this species for many years, and they were astonished. They told me that, during the preceding years, they had visited every country in which the species occurs to survey its populations, but they had never seen an individual of this species with leucism.
Perhaps it was the only one of its kind on the entire planet.
Albinism, also known as achromia, refers to the body’s inability to produce melanin. Melanin is the principal pigment influencing the colour of the skin, eyes and hair, and its absence results in a partial or complete loss of pigmentation. Animals with albinism display characteristics similar to those seen in humans with the condition, including pale fur and red eyes.


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